Ice-sealing means.



B. J. OQUINN. ICE SEALING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1911.

1,043,458. Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

M;- 0 Attorneys BRYANT JEFFERSON OQUINN, OF KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA.

ICE-SEALING MEANS.

To all whom 'itma'y concern: Be it known'that I, BRYANT J. QQUINN, acitizenof the United States, residing at Kissimmee, in the county ofOsceola and orator, on other. structure,

dispensed in an'original provide a novel we may be kept.

State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Ice-.Sealin' Means, ofwhich the following is a speci cation.

The object of the present invention is to provide a means whereby icemay be s'ecurely and hermetically sealed, the me being package, adaptedto be placed, along with the ice, in the refrigof which it is desired tolower. i

A further object of the nventlon is to form of receptacle, 1n whlch Withthe foregoing and -other objects in view which-will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the comblnation andarrangement of parts and 1n the details of-construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being. understood that changes in. the preciseembodiment of inventlon herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing.

from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying -drawings, -Figure 1 shows one form of the inventionin perspective; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line A -B of Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line C-D of'Fig. 1'; Fig. 4 isa section on the line E-F of Fig. 1; Fig. 5

1s a side elevation showing a modified form of the invention; Fig. 6 isa top plan of the device appearing in Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a transversesection showing a modified form of the invention. a

In carrying out the invention, ating element, such as a piece ofmetically sealed in a a refrigerreceptacle fashioned material, theconand the ice being placed in the structure which it is desired to(5001, without opening the receptacle, there being no drip from thereceptacle, to contaminate and. to moisten the structure in which thereceptacle is placed- The receptacle may be of an form.

In Fig.1 it is denoted by the numera 1, and

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 18, 1911.

reinforced in its interior, as to exert an even pressure upon the upperthe temperature ice, is her-.

,may take the form of a mesh Patented Nov. 5, 1912. Serial No. 638,361.

, is fashioned from heat-conducting material.

openat its top, and is The receptacle 1 is closed by a lid 2, of anydesiredconstruction, the same prefera 1y having a depend ing flange 3,adapted to embrace the upper end of the receptacle 1'. The lid 2 may beedge of the receptacle, 1, ternally provided with a gasket 5, fashionedfrom rubber or the like, the gasket 5 being adapted to bear directlyupon the upper edge of the receptacle 1. A means is pro vided forclampingt-he lid 2 upon the receptacle 1, and this means may be of anyform.

f desired, ears 6 may be attached to the oppositesidesof the receptacle1, the ears 6 the lid 2 being inbeing adapted to engage, removably,hooks formed upon the ends of a bail 8. J ournaled for rotation upon theintermediate portion of the bail 8, is'a roller 9, serving as the handleortion of the bail. The bail 8 is of but litt e height (for a purpose tobe described hereinafter) the construction being such that thebail 8cannot be swung over the edges of the lid 2. In order to permit aremoval of the lid 2, one of the hooks 7 may be disengaged from one ofthe ears 6, the bail 8 belng swung to one side.

The invention may further include a pair of wedges 10, adapted to beinserted in -opposite directions, beneath the roller 9, to bear upon thelid 2. the wedges 10 being connected with the lid 2 by means of flexibleelements 11, united with the lid 2 at spaced points, and preferablyadjacent opposite edges of the lid. Obviously, the roller 9 acts as ananti-friction element, permitting a ready insertion of the wedges 10,and if the wedges 10 are spaced apart suiiiciently, the hand of theoperator may engage with the member 9, between the Wedges. 10, for thepurpose of carrying the receptacle 1 about.

A means is ice from coming into direct contact with the interior of thereceptacle 1.

work wire basket 12, adapted to fit within the receptacle.- The bottom14 of the basket 12 is spaced apart from the bottom of the receptacle 1,to accommodate the drip of the ice,

provided for preventing the This means as shown at 4, so

a portion of a piece of.ice being shown within-the receptacle 1, seeFig. 2, and there denoted by the numeral 15.

If desired, the device may be modified to the-extent indicatedin Figs. 5and 6. Under such circumstances, the receptacle 16 is provided about itsupper edge with a reinforcing rim 17 overwhich fits the flange 19 of thelid 18.

Any desired means may be provided for 16. In the present instance, thereceptacle 16 is surrounded intermediate its ends by a ring 20, andreinforcing strips 21extend, at'

right angles to the ring 20, along the sides of the receptacle, andacross the bottom thereof. The ends of the strips 21 are coiled, asshown at 22, about the ring 20, and in these coiled portions 22 areformed upstanding eyes '23, adapted to receive, reinovably, the hooks24,- formed at the lower ends of bails 25, crossed upon each'other,

upon the sides of the receptacle, as shown at 26. The intermediateportions 27 of the bails 25 extend across the top of the lid 18 inspaced relation. The=intermediate portions 27 of the bails are twistedto form outstanding, rectangularly disposed arms 28, the arm 28 of. onebail extending across the intermediate portion 27 of the other bail. Thearms 28 may be twisted upon them-- selves, or otherwise formed, so as tofashion eyes 29 in the extremities of the arms. These eyes 29 areupwardly inclined, away from the lid 18, as shown in Fig.

The invention further includes a bail 30, fashioned at one end with, aneye 31, adapted to afford a pivotal union between the bail 30 and one ofthe eyes 29. The bail 30 is a resilient structure, and is formed at ,one

1 end with a hook 32, adapted to be engaged r'emovably in the other eye29. Mounted upon theintermediate portion of the bail 30 is a handle 33.It will be seen that when the bail 30 is engaged with the eyes 29, theintermediate portions 27 of the bails 25 will be pressed downwardlyuponthe lid 18,

thereby binding the same firmly upon the upper edge of the receptacle16, it being understood that the lid 18 is suitably rein-" forced andpacked, so as to effect an hermetic closure of the upper, open end ofthe receptacle 1U.

The receptacle, of course, may be of any desired form and outline, and,if desired, itmay be crn-rugated, as shown at 34: in Fig.- 7.

In practical operation, the ice 15 is placed in the receptacle, and thelid is securely clamped thereon, hermetically sealing the ice within.the receptacle, it being noted thatthorc are no openings in thereceptacle. Thus. the ice will be protected against air currents and, atthe same time, there will be no drip, from the receptacle; due to themelting of the icel- The construction is such that the receptacle andthe contained ice may be placed within a vat of wine or other substance,without diluting the same, from the drip of the melting ice.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

'1. In a device of the class described, a 'receptacle; a lid therefor;crossed bails pivotally supported at the sides of the receptacle andhaving their intermediate portions extended across the lid, theintermediate portions of the bails being provided with oppositelyextended arms, the arms terminating in eyes, inclined with respectto'the plane of the lid; an arched handle pivoted in the eye of one arm,and provided'with a hook adapted to engage the eye of the other arm, thehandle being resilient,-- to draw the arms toward each other, and toforce the intermediate portions of the bails down upon the lid.

2. In a device of the class described, a recep'tacle; a lid therefor;crossed bails pivotally supported at the sides of the receptacle forindividual swinging movement and havmg their mtermediate portionsextended across the lid upon opposite sides of the point of crossing ofthe bails, the intermediate portionof one bail bearing upon the lid; anda handle connecting the intermediate portions' of the bails, the handleconstituting the sole connection between the bails.

3. In a device of the class described, a receptacle; a lid-therefor;bails pivotally supported at the sides of the receptacle and crossedupon the sides of the receptacle below the lid, the bails having theirintermediate portions-extended across-the lid,- said portions'havingalined, oppositely extended arms; an arched handle pivotally connectedwith one arm, and adapted for removable engagement with the other arm,the handle being resilient, to draw the intermediate portions of thebails toward each other, and to force the. intermediate portions of thebails upon the lid. f 4. In a device of the class described, areceptacle; a lid therefor; bails pivotally supported at the sides ofthereceptacle and crossed upon the sides of the receptacle below the lid,the bails havingtheir inter.- mediate portions extended across 'the lidupon opposite sides ofthe crossing pointof the bails; and an archedhandle connecting one bail detachably with the other bail.

5. In a device of the class described, a receptacle; a lid therefor; aring surrounding the receptacle; reinforcingstrips extended at an angleto the ring, along the sides of the receptacle and across the bottomthereof, the ends of the strips being coiled about the ring, there beingeyes formed in, the coiled 1n the eyes and'having their intermediateengage With the eye of the other arm.

portions of the strips; icrossed bails pivoted I an inwardly projectinghook, adapted to 1 portions extended across the lid, the inter- I Intestimony that I claim the foregoing mediate portions of the bails beingtwisted, as my 'oWn, I have hereto afiined my 51 ato form oppositelyextended arms, the arms ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

being terminally provided With eyes, dis- BRYANT JEFFERSQN, OQUINN.posed at an angle to the plane of the lid; Witnesses:

and an arched handle pivotallyv connected W. J. NELSON,

with the eye of one arm, and provided with R. O.' MEEK.

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